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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leroy Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valery Demyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Demyan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Amazing Grace. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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280 lbs
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240 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leroy Brown!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Valery Demyan!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown lands a glancing blow to the side of Demyan's head.
Nice body kick from Demyan.
Demyan throws a low kick but Brown moves out of range easily.
Brown looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Demyan!
Brown misses with a head shot.
Brown throws a strike there. Demyan manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Brown thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Demyan's head.
Brown misses with a head shot. Demyan uses the momentum to regain guard.
Brown stopping the sweep attempt from Demyan.
Demyan is looking to stand up but Brown isn't so interested in that idea.
Brown has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brown trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Demyan manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Brown working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Demyan.
Brown wants to sweep but no luck.
Demyan postures up in Brown's guard and throws a big left but Brown blocks it.
Demyan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Demyan trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Demyan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Demyan stopping the sweep attempt from Brown.
Demyan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Demyan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brown works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brown manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Demyan manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Demyan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brown passes into half guard.
Demyan is concentrating on defense, preventing Brown from advancing position.
Demyan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brown misses with a head shot. Demyan uses the momentum to regain guard.
Brown throws and elbow that misses. Demyan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Brown's guard. Nice move by Demyan!
Demyan drops back, looking for a kneebar! Brown looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Brown looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Brown!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demyan is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Brown has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Demyan dodges the ground and pound from Brown.
Brown with the ground and pound but Demyan regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Brown throws a strike but Demyan avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Brown postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brown accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Leroy Brown will probably get the nod.
That's time! Brown's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice takedown defense from Demyan. No joy for Brown on that attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Brown. That snapped Demyan's head back.
Demyan tries to work over Brown's front leg with a kick but Brown checks it.
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brown lands with a cross.
A jab from Brown misses.
Demyan is looking to score with low kicks.
Brown tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Demyan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Demyan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Demyan just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Demyan is trying to defend but Brown finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Demyan tries to get to full guard but Brown has control of the leg.
Demyan is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demyan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown wants to free his trapped foot but Demyan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Brown is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Brown is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Demyan reverses the position - he's now on top in Brown's guard.
Demyan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Demyan from controlling successfully.
Demyan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Demyan has gone for a leg lock! Brown slips out almost immediately though and dives into Demyan's guard.
Brown tries to free his leg and advance position but Demyan is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a strike but Demyan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Demyan postures up in Brown's guard and throws a big left but Brown blocks it.
Brown trying to keep a closed guard but Demyan is proving a slippery customer.
Brown working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Demyan.
Demyan trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Demyan postures up in Brown's guard and throws a big left but Brown blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Demyan trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Demyan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Demyan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Brown wants to sweep but no luck.
Brown has control of Demyan's left arm, preventing Demyan from doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Demyan misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leroy Brown dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Brown throws a series of punches but Demyan moves out of range.
Demyan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brown tries to clinch up.
Demyan throws a chopping leg kick but Brown manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Brown fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but Demyan shows good takedown defense.
Brown tries to clinch but Demyan moves out of range.
Brown lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Demyan at a distance.
Brown blocks a leg kick.
Demyan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Demyan throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Brown lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Brown misses with a head kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Brown as he connects with a hook.
Brown misses with the combination.
Brown dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Demyan. That did some damage!
Leroy Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brown lands a nice shot to the body.
Donk. Brown catches Demyan right on the button with a cross.
Demyan thows a leg kick but Brown checks it
and Brown counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a front kick that sends Demyan stumbling back into the cage.
Demyan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Demyan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brown scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Demyan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Brown finds it's way round the side to connect with Demyan's head.
Brown scoring well with a low kick there.
Brown lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brown clinches with his opponent.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Brown takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Demyan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Demyan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Brown pulls his leg out and moves away.
Brown delivers a nice body kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Demyan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brown scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Demyan avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Brown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demyan parries the strikes from Brown easily there. Brown is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Demyan to escape.
Brown decides to stand up, so the ref orders Demyan to his feet.
Demyan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Brown drives through with a takedown into guard.
Brown advances position into side control!
Brown is trying to get an arm triangle but Demyan is defending well.
The ground and pound from Brown seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown working the ground and pound.
Demyan is trying to get back to his feet.
Brown working the ground and pound.
Brown fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Brown scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Demyan to see if he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demyan tries to bench press Brown off him but Brown keeps the position.
Demyan dodges the ground and pound from Brown.
Brown in side control, throwing shots but Demyan defends.
Brown working the body and head with strikes.
Brown creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Brown tries to score with some ground and pound. Demyan controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Demyan managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Brown.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Demyan dodges the ground and pound from Brown.
Brown is trying to get an arm triangle but Demyan is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leroy Brown clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Demyan throws a head kick that half lands.
Jab by Brown.
Demyan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick by Demyan misses
and Brown counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Demyan drops his hands momentarily and Brown takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Brown throws a series of punches but Demyan avoids them all with ease.
Brown checks a leg kick.
Brown lands with a hook. Demyan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Demyan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brown.
Demyan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Demyan tries for a takedown but Brown circles away easily
and Brown counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Brown.
Brown throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brown is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Brown breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Demyan. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown moves out of range of the body kick from Demyan.
Demyan tries a low kick but Brown avoids it.
Brown tries to land a leg kick but Demyan saw it coming and moves away.
Nice shot lands for Brown.
Demyan throws a leg kick
and Brown counters with a straight right hand.
Nice body punch from Brown.
Demyan is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Demyan misses with a head kick.
Brown takes the fight into the clinch.
Good body shot from Brown.
Demyan blocking some punches.
Demyan misses with a punch to the body.
Demyan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Brown fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Brown clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown leaning against his opponent.
Demyan working aggressively here.
Brown tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brown digs a right hand underneath Demyan's ribcage. Demyan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Brown pushes Demyan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Brown scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Brown breaks the clinch.
Demyan throws a lazy head kick
and Brown counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Brown has closed the distance and engaged Demyan in a clinch.
Brown controlling the action here for a moment.
Brown misses with a knee strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Brown throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Brown.
Demyan missing with knees to the body.
Brown tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brown throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brown has had enough of the clinch but Demyan keeps him there for the moment.
Brown lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brown.
Brown tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Demyan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Leroy Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Valery Demyan.
Brown stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Demyan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Brown for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Leroy Brown.
Brown moves into range and clinches up with Demyan.
Brown throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Demyan throws a sloppy head kick
and Brown makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Demyan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Brown makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Demyan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Brown counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A head kick misses from Demyan.
Brown lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Demyan at a distance.
Demyan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Demyan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leroy Brown had his way with Valery Demyan in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Brown moves into the clinch successfully.
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Demyan can do to turn this around?
Brown breaks the clinch.
Demyan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brown's waist but Brown gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Demyan off to one side.
Demyan throws a solid leg kick but Brown takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Demyan.
Demyan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Brown lands a head kick!
Brown lands a nice looking kick to the body. Demyan takes a step back to recover.
Leroy Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
Demyan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Brown.
Brown feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Demyans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Brown lands a jab to the nose.
Brown tries to score a power double leg takedown but Demyan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Brown somewhat.
Brown bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Demyan is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A big right from Demyan misses.
Brown avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown scores with a jab to the body.
Brown rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Demyan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Demyan.
A right-left combo lands from Brown.
Brown fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Brown throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Brown closes the distance and clinches.
Brown lands a hook to the side of the head.
Demyan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Brown pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Brown lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brown lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Brown - that landed with a thud.
Brown lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brown throws a series of strikes that have Demyan backpedaling.
Nice body punch from Brown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown instigates a clinch.
Brown lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brown lands with a left to the head.
Demyan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Brown lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Brown.
Brown lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Brown.
Brown lands a nice shot to the body.
Brown crunches a lovely knee into Demyan's ribcage.
Brown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brown tries to bum rush Demyan with a series of wild strikes but Demyan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brown drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Brown stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands with a hook. Demyan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Brown throws a series of punches but Demyan moves out of range.
Brown gets a clinch.
Demyan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Demyan controlling the action here for a moment.
Brown prevents the takedown attempt.
Leroy Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Valery Demyan.
Brown breaks the clinch.
A head kick by Demyan misses
and Brown counters with a single leg into guard. Demyan didn't expect that.
Brown pushes down on Demyan's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Brown is looking to advance position but Demyan won't allow it.
Leroy Brown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Valery Demyan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brown has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leroy Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brown has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 50:43
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 50:43
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 50:43
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leroy Brown!
Leroy Brown retains his heavyweight title!
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hype
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